April 5th will be our kick-off dinner for confirmation 2008! Parents, Mentors and Confirmands will all join together for a night of fellowship, information sharing, and worship. Mentors are invited to bring enough food to share for themselves, their confirmands, and parents. After dinner, we will attend Contemporary Worship at 6 p.m. in the Chapel.
Our first field trip is tentatively scheduled for April 11. We will travel to Congregation Rodef Sholom in Youngstown to observe a Jewish Shabbat (Sabbath) service. The service starts at 8 p.m., but we will meet at the church at 5:30, so we can go to dinner beforehand. At that time, we will discuss the Jewish heritage of the Christian faith.
I look forward to working with all of you this spring and summer! God bless you as you prepare for the important step of becoming members of this congregation and The United Methodist Church!
Yours in Christ,
Pastor David
Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.
P.S.-- When I get back from vacation, we should have the mentor/confirmand lists finalized, so I will be publishing who is mentoring who in my next post!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Welcome!
We are just beginning to get some information about who's who in our confirmation group!
So far, we have eleven youth and five mentors signed up. I'm going to be signing up some more mentors in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, be prepared for our Kick-Off Dinner, April 5 @ 5:00 p.m. at the Church, followed by Contemporary Worship at 6 p.m. Please plan to stay for worship, as we will be having a "commissioning prayer" for the confirmands and their mentors at that time.
Here's how the process will work:
After April 5, confirmands and mentors will meet for five sessions (you plan these individually).
The sessions cover: Getting to Know You, Prayer, Presence, Gifts and Service.
We will also meet about once a month (April, May, and June or July) for a field trip to a Jewish Synagogue, Roman Catholic Church, and African-American Church. These field trips will include a meal and an opportunity for some large-group discussion.
The process will end with a retreat (August 8-10), during which we will cover some more topics relating to becoming members of the Church.
I'm really looking forward to this process! I know that all the confirmands we have will make great members of this congregation!
Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.
--Pastor D.
So far, we have eleven youth and five mentors signed up. I'm going to be signing up some more mentors in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, be prepared for our Kick-Off Dinner, April 5 @ 5:00 p.m. at the Church, followed by Contemporary Worship at 6 p.m. Please plan to stay for worship, as we will be having a "commissioning prayer" for the confirmands and their mentors at that time.
Here's how the process will work:
After April 5, confirmands and mentors will meet for five sessions (you plan these individually).
The sessions cover: Getting to Know You, Prayer, Presence, Gifts and Service.
We will also meet about once a month (April, May, and June or July) for a field trip to a Jewish Synagogue, Roman Catholic Church, and African-American Church. These field trips will include a meal and an opportunity for some large-group discussion.
The process will end with a retreat (August 8-10), during which we will cover some more topics relating to becoming members of the Church.
I'm really looking forward to this process! I know that all the confirmands we have will make great members of this congregation!
Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.
--Pastor D.
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